Results 5,201-5,220 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 50 and 266 together. Notwithstanding the need to reduce the numbers employed across the public service in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets, the HSE has the capacity to recruit consultants. Arrangements are in place in the HSE to allow the recruitment of front-line staff where there is an established service need. More generally, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The 2014 HSE National Service Plan was published on 18th December last and sets out the health and social care services that the Executive is to deliver during the course of this year. The 2014 Service Plan was the first Service Plan prepared by the newly established HSE Directorate, set up under the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2013. Under this new legislative framework health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I am aware of the concerns of many pregnant women throughout the country and would like to assure them that Ireland is a safe country in which to have a baby. Compared to neighbouring countries, we have low rates of perinatal deaths, and the rates continue to fall. The perinatal mortality rate is estimated by the ESRI at 5.9 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2012 – a decline...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) uses the response time targets set out in the HSE National Service Plan. For ECHO (life-threatening cardiac or respiratory) 999 calls, the Service exceeded its 2013 response time target of 70% of patient-carrying vehicles on scene within 18 minutes 59 seconds. The DELTA (life-threatening other) response time performance was 4% below the national target...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The third World Cancer Report was published recently by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). This report outlines the scale of the growing cancer burden worldwide and urges governments to implement measures for the prevention and early detection of cancer. Meanwhile, the latest projections from the National Cancer Registry indicate that the incidence of cancer in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 63 together. In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Department of Health, the HSE SDU and the INMO are at one in regarding trolley waits to be an unacceptable feature of the Irish healthcare system which must be addressed. However, year to date on a national basis we are 2.9% ahead of 2013 and 33.7% ahead of the baseline 2011 trolley count. These percentages are equivalent to 237 and 4,015 fewer patients on trolleys respectively. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: My Department is ensuring that the actions required to implement the recommendations of the HIQA Report into the death of Ms Halappanavar are being undertaken across our health services with a view to improving patient safety and providing a more patient-centred model of care. A Progress Report by the HSE's National Director of Acute Hospitals, who has been assigned responsibility for this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I understand the HSE who is one of a number of defendants in these cases, will be taking appropriate legal advice in relation to the impact, if any, of the European Court of Human Rights Judgement. Accordingly. I am not in a position to make any further comment on this matter. In relation to symphysiotomy, on 26 November 2013, the Government approved the appointment of retired Circuit Court...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In line with standard procedures following events with an adverse outcome, the tragic incident referred to in the Deputy's question has been the subject of a review by the National Ambulance Service (NAS). Following the review in this particular instance, the NAS has established an escalation process with Letterkenny General Hospital, to address any capacity, activity or other challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The main legislative provisions for the regulation of the Irish private health insurance market are included in the Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2013 and Regulations made under those Acts. Under this legislation, my Department oversees the maintenance of a competitive and sustainable private health insurance market and monitors developments on an ongoing basis. There are a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware, in light of reports of a number of perinatal deaths at Portlaoise hospital in recent years, I have asked the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to provide me with a report on the issues arising. Pending completion of that report, it would not be appropriate for me to make any comment regarding facilities or services at the hospital. I can however assure the Deputy that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Since 1st April 2005, recruitment for appointments to positions in the HSE is subject to the provisions of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 (the Act) and is regulated by the (CPSA.). Appointments to positions in the Health Service Executive, apart from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Information on perinatal deaths is not routinely published by individual maternity unit at a national level. In addition, as the Deputy may be aware, there are issues regarding differences between reporting systems. These issues are currently the subject of review in the context of the report which I have asked the Chief Medical Officer to prepare in relation to Portlaoise Hospital. When...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates Report (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive's Risk and Incident Investigation Process provides a framework for conducting investigations into serious incidents. Investigations of serious incidents including baby deaths have been conducted under the Process with support provided by the Executive's National Incident Management Team as appropriate. The Department does not receive information on HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I am advised that St Vincent’s University Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital financially trade as two separate entities on the campus of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group. The HSE has a Service Level Agreement (SLA) in place with St Vincent's University Hospital against which public funds are provided to the hospital for the provision of health services. This SLA is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular patient query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.